End trimming apparatus for blinds

An apparatus for trimming the width of venetian blinds of the type having a plurality of blind components including a headrail, a bottom rail, and a plurality of blind slats, each having a predetermined profile, and said apparatus comprising;

• support body means, said support body means defining a headrail opening, a bottom rail opening, and blind slat opening means, said headrail opening, said bottom rail opening and said blind slat opening means being aligned along a horizontal axis, respective said blind components being insertable into respective ones of said headrail opening, said bottom rail opening and said blind slat opening means;
• headrail die plate means located alongside said support body means;
• a headrail cutting recess in said die plate means for cutting said headrail;
• bottom rail and blind slat cutter means for cutting the bottom rail and said blind slats;
• guide means on said support body means for movably supporting said headrail die plate means, said guide means defining a movement axis, whereby said headrail die plate means moves independently of said bottom rail and blind slat cutter means relative to said headrail opening in said support body means between two positions, a first position in which said headrail opening of said support body means and said headrail cutting recess are in alignment with one another, and a second position in which said headrail cutting recess is out of alignment with said support body means headrail opening,
• first means for moving said bottom rail and blind slat cutter means to cut said bottom rail and said blind slats,
• second means for moving said die plate means, between said first and second positions, and
• end stop means adjacent said die plate means, for engaging free ends of said blind components, whereby to define a predetermined length of cut in respect thereof, linkage plate means connected to said end stop means and movement means connected to said linkage plate and responsive to movement of said bottom rail and blind slat cutter means, whereby to move said end stop means free of said die plate means and free of said bottom rail and bottom rail and blind slat cutter means for clearing of trim portions of said blind components.